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Writer. Editor. Singer. Baker. And other things that end in -r. Horrified but not deterred. Deleted Threads and Instagram accounts (and quit Facebook in 2018). Deleted X recently after logging out years ago. Deleted LinkedIn, too. Bluesky is my lone home!

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This might be the greatest split-screen ever broadcast.

They’ll play this in museums in future.

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12.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 9276 πŸ” 4018 πŸ’¬ 344 πŸ“Œ 329

this would end the scam industry of leasing panels for 30yrs. did y'all know that the solar companies have first dibs when you sell your home? yes, you pay them before your mortgage.

12.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6

This is really something. New Marist poll has Trump underwater with noncollege whites and even noncollege white *men.*

It looks like Global Civilizational Total War isn't doing it for them (see below).

12.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 413 πŸ” 134 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 7
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Fox stars dropped β€œmass deportation” language months ago President Donald Trump’s Fox News propagandists walked away from describing his immigration policy as β€œmass deportations” weeks or months before a top White House aide reportedly urged House Republica...

Fox News hosts kept stressing that "mass deportations" were really popular and then never using the term again. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...

12.03.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 307 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
Trump post on Truth Social:

The Iran National Soccer Team is
welcome to The World Cup, but 1really
don't believe it is appropriate that they
be there, for their own life and safety.
Thank you for your attention to this
matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

641 ReTruths 2.59k Likes

3/12/26, 8:00 AM

Trump post on Truth Social: The Iran National Soccer Team is welcome to The World Cup, but 1really don't believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP 641 ReTruths 2.59k Likes 3/12/26, 8:00 AM

Pains me to say it, but the world should definitely boycott the World Cup. Would be great if U.S. soccer players and institutions took the lead in calling for this.
#BoycottWorldCup

12.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 317 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 18
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Trump Endorses Jake Paul, Who Isn't Running for Office The president called Mr. Paul, a boxer and provocative influencer, a β€œgreat guy” and predicted that he would run for an elected position.

President Trump on Wednesday gave his β€œcomplete and total endorsement” to Jake Paul, the boxer and influencer who is not currently running for office. It comes as Trump, still seen as his party's kingmaker, has dangled a potential endorsement in the closely watched Texas Senate primary.

12.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 16

A Magic 8 Ball is more reliable for getting a sense of our continued military actions in Iran than any information coming out of the Trump White House. What a deeply embarrassing moment for our country.

12.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 411 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1
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Slotkin: "If Russia is helping to kill US forces, we have crossed a rubicon. We have to take decisive action on that. Instead, we're giving them breaks on oil. They're making a ton of money."

12.03.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 7032 πŸ” 2561 πŸ’¬ 437 πŸ“Œ 194
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Millions of Americans are skipping meals or cutting back on utilities to afford health care | CNN Roughly one-third of respondents – equivalent to more than 82 million Americans – said they have had to cut back on at least one daily living expense to cover their health care bills, according to a n...

2/ "Roughly one-third of respondents – equivalent to more than 82 million Americans – said they have had to cut back on at least one daily living expense to cover their health care bills"
www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/h...

12.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Forgoing food. Cutting back on utilities. Driving less. Borrowing money.

These are the sacrifices that tens of millions of people are making to afford their health care expenses, according to a West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America survey released.

Forgoing food. Cutting back on utilities. Driving less. Borrowing money. These are the sacrifices that tens of millions of people are making to afford their health care expenses, according to a West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America survey released.

β€ͺNBC News‬
 β€ͺ@nbcnews.com‬
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Defense Department officials told senators in a closed-door briefing that they estimate the first six days of the war in Iran cost more than $11.3 billion, three sources say.

β€ͺNBC News‬ β€ͺ@nbcnews.com‬ Β· 11m Defense Department officials told senators in a closed-door briefing that they estimate the first six days of the war in Iran cost more than $11.3 billion, three sources say.

Quite the split screen:
-Millions of Americans are skipping meals or cutting back on utilities to afford health care

-First 6 days of Iran war cost $11.3 billion, Pentagon tells Congress

12.03.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 272 πŸ” 127 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4
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This is Nathan Cavanaugh, another DOGE staffer explaining how he flagged grants at NEH for "DEI" which would be reviewed for termination. 404 Media has reviewed hours of this footage and we'll have more soon.

Part of a lawsuit by @acls1919.bsky.social, @modernlanguage.bsky.social + @historians.org

12.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 2478 πŸ” 994 πŸ’¬ 406 πŸ“Œ 748

What great news!

12.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sodomizing a Palestinian prisoner with a knife on camera is apparently legal in Israel

12.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 1428 πŸ” 502 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 18

I know what you're thinking, but don't worry, he's a billionaire.

12.03.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 757 πŸ” 146 πŸ’¬ 62 πŸ“Œ 5

I had forgotten this. The guy who is such a pueling chickenshit that he doesn’t wear a seatbelt in DC so he can quickly jump out of his car in case of attack is supposed to be in charge of homeland security?

12.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 240 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 1

Markwayne Mullin says he drives around without a seatbelt in case he has to jump out of his car. It was the most cowardly thing I have ever heard.

12.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 7
CSPAN
cspan β€’ 21h
X
β€’@SecDuffy: "I'm a Republican, and I love transit...
You should be able to have your 14-year-old daughter get on a metro train in New York City at 7 o'clock at night and feel safe. And there's no way in hell I would ever put my daughter on the MTA in New York."

CSPAN cspan β€’ 21h X β€’@SecDuffy: "I'm a Republican, and I love transit... You should be able to have your 14-year-old daughter get on a metro train in New York City at 7 o'clock at night and feel safe. And there's no way in hell I would ever put my daughter on the MTA in New York."

never ceases to amaze me how the modern conservative movement is full of the most pathetic, cowardly people on earth

12.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 1066 πŸ” 127 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 76
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Chilean Architect Smiljan Radic Wins Pritzker Prize The naming of Smiljan Radic as the next Pritzker laureate was delayed by the disclosure of Jeffrey Epstein’s friendship with Tom Pritzker, who has now distanced himself from the prize.

Breaking News: Smiljan Radic of Santiago, Chile, is the winner of this year’s Pritzker Prize, architecture’s highest honor.

12.03.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Omg they’re going w β€œhigh oil prices are good, actually.” God bless β€˜em.

12.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 5273 πŸ” 866 πŸ’¬ 446 πŸ“Œ 81
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Trump hasn’t bought his own gas in years. Taxpayers fill his tank.

He spent months lying it was $1.99. Now it’s spiking because of his war and he shrugs.

He has no idea. And he doesn’t care.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

12.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I paid almost $50 to fill up my car yesterday!
What great news!

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He’s running.
He’s 85.

12.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy, happy birthday to you!

12.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yup, spot on.

12.03.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 4658 πŸ” 1392 πŸ’¬ 150 πŸ“Œ 64
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U.S. Air Force B-1 And B-52 Bombers Now Striking Iran From The UK The U.S. Air Force now operates three distinct bomber aircraft, all of which can trace their development back to the Cold War.

US bombers loading up on UK airstrips before raining down bombs on Iran.

Parliament wasn't consulted - and polling shows huge numbers oppose it.

When do MPs get a say over our involvement in this war?

www.forbes.com/sites/peters...

12.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 1857 πŸ” 705 πŸ’¬ 112 πŸ“Œ 51

Who are these hype videos for, the ones mashing up video games, movies, sports, AI-generated animations, and real war?

Talked about it with my students, and we settled on the parts of the MAGA base, especially the Online Right, that wants to cheer but can’t be positive about the real situation.

12.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3
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Iran appears to have conducted a significant cyberattack against a U.S. company, a first since the war started The company, Stryker, said a cyberattack disrupted its β€œMicrosoft environment.”

I'm sure we can expect more.

www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/i...

12.03.2026 13:35 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yup. 70 here on Monday, then crazy storms (including tornadoes and six-inch hail) and lots of rain, and now it's 33.

12.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ

12.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
1984 MOVIE VERY ON THE NOSE

1984 MOVIE VERY ON THE NOSE

HIGH GAS PRICES ARE GOOD
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AT WAR WITH IRAN
SLEEPY JOE AUTOPEN
IMMIGRANTS ARE THE ENEMY

12.03.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 94 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1